...Country Way of Life

My husband's parents live out in the country and everytime we go to visit I want to take pictures of the pastures and cows. This time I finally quit talking about it and just did it. This is one of the many old and worn barns that you see scattered along the highways, each with their own character and story to tell. I played around with the pictures and tried different filters in photoshop. I was pretty happy with the results:




This is a small little church located on a gravel road down the road from my inlaws. The post processing I did reminds me of a photo that would have belonged to my grandma...


And this was my favorite picture of all...this longhorn must be used to the site of camera's because he posed for me like a pro. This is straight out of the camera:

...Antique Weekend

Beginning the first weekend of October, vendors from across the country converge on pastures along country roads in Warrenton, Round Top and Fayetteville to offer up their best crafts, collectibles, junk and more! We usually try to make it out to see what kind "treasures" we can stumble across. I made sure to take my camera this time and found a pretty disturbing sight....I'll call this Valley of the Dolls...

You definitely see some odd things out there and this was by far, the weirdest. It was a see of doll heads...I'm sure someone appreciated them...I appreciated the odd picture.

Getting my feet wet with Photoshop Elements 6.0

I love all the projects that can be created with Photoshop Elements, however, I don't get the opportunity to work wtih it as much as I would like to. Here's my first try at a baby announcement. I know the blue color doesn't really go with a "girl" announcement, but I was just screwing around with it. If I could really get the hang of this I would never have to buy a card or invitation again! lol

Little Miss Sassafrass...

I haven't posted any updated pictures of lil tooty lately and I figured now is as good a time as any....I am pleased with these pictures and I figure I'm finally figuring out how to work my camera! LOL

Good riddance Ike!

Ike sure did take me by surprise, and I'm sure the majority of the Gulf Coast area. Luckily, we were not impacted too heavily by Ike's destruction. We lost a tree and had lots of limbs in the yard, and we were only out of power for about 16 hrs. My mom and step dad just got power back on Wednesday evening, so we were their refuge of choice for showers, A/C, TV and meals up until then. Of course, we were glad to help and very thankful that we did not have to suffer like so many of the others out there still without power and who have lost so much.

I'm so upset that I didn't get more pictures, but I did get camera happy Friday before the storm, taking pictures of our house in the event that we did get damange. Can y'all believe the sky ...it was so freaky looking....

Ike.....is that you?

So - are you ready for the hurricane? I'm probably not the only one, but I kind of like the excitement of an impending storm. Is that sick? Maybe it's because I know its a cause for schools to close and companies to shut down. Because I like not having to come to work...I secretly wish for it; it makes me happy. So I just finished watching the live press conference of Mayor White and Judge Emmett and they just let everyone know that unless you are in a field of work that is required for storm conditions, i.e. police, fire, or transportation, you should not be at work...you should be preparing for this huge storm that looks bigger than Texas! But...I'm at work and I'm none of those. I don't really consider my job as a paper pusher necessary to help with a storm. Granted, if the storm hit my building, my papers would be all over Houston. So, why the hell is my company open? I'm keeping my fingers crossed and watching for the email that says we're closing. Until then, I will watch the news. Stay safe everyone, tie down your patio furniture and bring in the toys....oh yeah, and go clean out the shelves at your local grocery store and wait in line for an hour for gas...it's good for you and good for the economy! :)

New banner....finally

A couple of weeks ago Jenn gave me the link on how to do these banners with "polaroid" looking prints. I finally had a chance to sit in front of the computer and do this. I didn't follow the instructions exactly, but I still got the same effect and I'm really pleased with it. So thank you Jenn for sharing and thank you Jordan Krogman for making the tutorial!